By DCist contributor Graham Hough-Cornwell

Perhaps you recall the scene from the questionably credible but always engrossing rock doc Dig! where Courtney Taylor of the Dandy Warhols starts talking about how touring – with its requisite marathon drives, partying, and gas station food – can kill a band. He’s talking about the ever-so fragile Brian Jonestown Massacre specifically, but their perpetual demise in the film isn’t exactly new territory in the topsy-turvy world of rock and roll.

So it’s always with a little trepidation, then, that you see one of your favorite bands line up a 62 date tour that zig-zags across the country. That Boise veterans Built to Spill were currently in the middle of a run of 12 shows in 12 nights – itself part of a run that sees them have exactly three days off in over a month – was worrisome. But BTS aren’t GNR, and you get the feeling from leader Doug Martsch – who, despite his huge beard, tall frame, and sunken eyes is about as shy as they come – that their tour riders prominently feature chamomile.

This created a stark contrast with their music on the night. On previous albums Keep It Like A Secret and Perfect From Now On, when tracks pushed past the five minute mark, they were often songs within songs, shifting through a number of melodic guises before returning home for some kind of impassioned finale. Their latest release, You in Reverse, takes the band one step further. I may be loath to admit it, but what we now have here is a jam band.